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...long winter break wouldn’t cost a penny either, whereas another term might. The Independent Activities Period (IAP), Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s equivalent of the J-Term, is provided as an optional academic opportunity and a mandatory tuition cost covered by financial aid. With Harvard students’ tuition bills already among the highest in the country, an extra term like the IAP would drive costs even higher...
Founded in 1998 by Eric Adler, 39, and Rajiv Vinnakota, 32, two former management consultants, SEED--its formal name is the Schools for Educational Evolution and Development--is a charter school, which means it receives public funds but operates independently of the school system. Tuition is free for its 310 male and female students in Grades 7 through 12. It is perhaps one of the most innovative and expensive experiments in educating low-income students...
...COLLEGE-TUITION DEDUCTION Tuition and fees are up at most colleges and universities, but at least you can write off more of these expenses in 2004. The college-tuition deduction increases from $3,000 to $4,000 this year if your income is less than $65,000 ($130,000 if you're married filing jointly). In addition, for the first time, those who make more than $65,000 and less than $80,000 ($130,000 and $160,000 for married couples filing a joint return) will be able to claim a $2,000 college-tuition deduction...
...what they say they need to stay competitive. "This is an arms race," says Sandy Baum, a professor of economics at Skidmore College who conducts the Annual Survey of Colleges for the College Board. With state budgets and private donations slashed, schools are desperate to fill classrooms with tuition-paying students, particularly those who can afford full fare. Dorms are not only one of the few healthy sources of revenue, but also a major selling point. "It's a matter of survival for some institutions," says Tom Hier of Biddison Hier, a student-housing planning firm based in Washington...
...over the last three years, and you’ll find that the average middle class family with two kids in New Hampshire would pay $2,700 more a year under Howard Dean. That’s enough money to pay a big chunk of the average state college tuition. Or to buy an iMac and an iPod...